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title: Creating teams
---

import shared from '~/shared.js'

As an organization owner or team admin, you can create teams to manage access to sets of packages governed by your organization.

<Note>

**Note:** Team names cannot be changed. To "rename" a team, you must delete the team and recreate it.

</Note>

1. <>{shared['user-login'].text}</>

   <>{shared['user-login'].image}</>

2. <>{shared['account-settings'].text}</>

   <>{shared['account-settings'].image}</>

3. <>{shared['organization-selection'].text}</>

   <>{shared['organization-selection'].image}</>

4. <>{shared['organization-teams-tab'].text}</>

   <>{shared['organization-teams-tab'].image}</>

5. In the "Name" and "Description" fields, type a team name and helpful description. Team names must be lower case and cannot contain spaces or punctuation.

   <Screenshot src="/organizations/managing-teams/team-name-description.png" alt="Screenshot of team name and description" />

6. Click **Create Team**.

   <Screenshot src="/organizations/managing-teams/team-creation-confirmation.png" alt="Screenshot of the team creation confirmation button" />

<Note>

**Note:** New teams do not have members or package access by default. Once you create a team, add packages and members from the "Teams" tab.

</Note>
